I dont own Naruto.
Unlike the last time Naruto woke up with a woman, he was not panicked. Long black strands of hair tickled his nose with each inhale, and a warm cheek on his right pectoral weighed down his chest in a comforting way. He took his free hand and ran his fingers through his own hair, and looked towards the single window in his room that was doing a fair job at keeping the sunlight out. He could hear the soft murmurs of chirping birds as they began their daily conversations. The entire atmosphere was so serene, making this morning one of the most tranquil he had ever woken up to. It also helped that this time he actually knew where he was and how he got there. He did not have to worry about being murdered either. Not that it was a possibility the first time, but who knows.
"I could get used to this," He whispered to himself. It was the second time he had another person to wake up with, and it felt nice. Surprisingly, the man did not feel awkward with there being a beautiful woman lying peacefully on him. His inexperience with women lead him to believe the opposite would have been true.
"I already am," Mikoto replied, startling Naruto. She stretched out her arms upward and arched he back while releasing a healthy yawn. Her yawning also made Naruto do the same. He put a fist up to his face to cover his wide open mouth.
"Hey. G'morning," he replied with an eye smile.
"Morning." She tilted her head up towards him and looked him in the eyes with a contagious smile. Naruto was obligated to return one. Her eyes told him how much she appreciated his actions.
"Sleep well?"
"Best I have in years."
"I'm glad" He said genuinely. Helping people always made him feel amazing. This was no different, and his heart was saturated with an indescribable feeling. He took a look at the clock at their side and noticed the time. Naruto's mouth morphed into a lopsided grimace. Mikoto, seeing his expression, also looked at the clock and gave a pout.
"Do you have somewhere to be today?" That must have been what brought down his mood.
"Yeah" He said as he sat up, making Mikoto also sit up. "My time off from promotion ended last night. Gotta report in soon."
"That's too bad. I was hoping on staying in for a while." She had the soft bedsheets wrapped around her form with a look of content stretched across her face.
"I wouldn't mind laying around either, but I don't want to lose the promotion I just got."
"I'll go make us some tea."
Mikoto slid off the bed and brought all of the bedsheets off with her. They slid away from Naruto and with them their warmth. Feeling the air cool his now exposed legs made Naruto realize that he was still in the clothes he went to bed in. Those being just his boxers. Looking down at his underwear, he understood that he had been wearing them alone since he had went to sleep the first time the night before. He quickly covered himself with a pillow, drawing the attention of the woman. She raised a single eyebrow, and he began to explain himself.
"I uh... don't want to be disrespectful in the presence of a woman" He said and scratched his cheek. Mikoto gave a smirk.
"Your current attire didn't seem to affect your actions in the kitchen last night." Blue eyes widened in realization. Naruto was not self-conscious in most situations, but his cheeks warmed up. He did not remember having a single thought of being just in his boxers during their entire conversation the previous night. His mind was probably occupied with freaking out over the revelation that Mikoto remembered their first night together.
"Nothing to be embarrassed about either. It's nothing I haven't seen before." The way she said it made his cheeks get even hotter. He was sure that he was glowing. The woman watched the blushing man fidget before giving the doorknob a twist. She was about to exit into the hallway before Naruto spoke up.
"Uh... What about Sasuke?" Naruto asked, concerned about what his friend would do after seeing the well rested mother leaving his room. Mikoto's hand that was on the doorknob limply fell to her side. She gave a side glance back to the blond in the guest bed.
"He left hours ago, like he always does. The boy leaves before the sun's even up," She said sadly with a far away gaze. Naruto's brows lifted in slight surprise. He knew that Sasuke was always going on missions, but this level of dedication was something else. He decided then and there to try and convince Sasuke to spend more time with his mother. He did not have to be the only one helping his new friend with her loneliness.
Mikoto opened the door fully, and she walked out and toward the kitchen. Naruto was soon to follow, after quickly sliding on his clothes. The woman was going through cupboards when he reached the kitchen and offered the blonde a seat at the dinner table. He sat down and watched the woman as she started to prepare tea. She put a kettle on the gas stove, and with a quick hand sign and a breath, a fire was lit underneath the container.
"Do you drink tea?" She asked as she leaned against the counter top and watched the kettle. It would take a short while before it was ready, so she decided that conversation would pass the time.
"I don't usually, but I'd love some today." He said, trying to be polite. He was not a heavy drinker of tea, or any hot drink for that matter, but he wanted to be as kind as he could. It was not like he needed any uppers anyway, with the furball in his stomach constantly energizing him. After a short wait, the kettle screamed that it was warm enough. Mikoto then set down two cups at the table and filled them both up with the steaming liquid. Naruto gave his thanks and they drank together.
"So, now that you're promoted, you'll be getting a lot of missions, huh?" The mug she gripped was warming her hand. Naruto took a sip from his own.
"Yeah. I'm not sure how often I'll get one, but the work load's gotta be pretty big. I could be out of the village more often than I've ever been," He answered. He saw her head dip slightly, and realized that what he said was not what she wanted to hear. "But don't worry, I'll make sure to spend as much time with you as you want."
"Thank you, Naruto. But I know that you won't always be able to hang out with me. I think I'll be able to handle the loneliness if I know you'll be coming back." Naruto gave a reassuring smile, stood up, and offered his hand to Mikoto. He was stretched over the table as he confidently stared into her eyes.
"Mikoto, I promise that whenever you feel lonely, I'll come and spend some time with you. And I don't go back on my promises." The woman looked up at the man in awe, before taking his hand with her own and shaking it.
"Thank you" She said gratefully. Naruto gave a bright smile with a thumbs up.
"It's my pleasure! Thank you for the tea, Mikoto. I would love to spend more time with you, but duty calls. I'll make sure to stop by when I can!" He said gleefully.
"See you till then!" She said with equal enthusiasm. Naruto was led to the front door and gave one last farewell before exiting the Uchiha household. He raised a hand up in the air as to wave to his host. Mikoto watched as the boy walked and then ran out of her compound.
"That man is really something else." She said whimsically with her body leaned against the door jamb.
Naruto jumped through Konoha at a slow pace compared to how he usually sped through the village. He was still traveling at a speed that no civilian could match, but he could have easily been passed by any ninja with training. He was going this speed for no reason but to enjoy it. He had woken up in an exceptionally good mood, and he was too busy enjoying the world to care about speed. Helping Mikoto must have made him feel incredibly good. When he got closer to the Hokage tower he fell down onto the road and began to walk towards it. His happiness was spread to those that he greeted all the way to the tower.
He entered the tower and gave a "good morning" to the receptionist, who gave one in return. He made his way to the Hokage's office and opened the door to be greated by the faces of Tsunade and Shikamaru. He nodded towards Shikamaru before addressing the Hokage.
"Reporting in, granny." Her nose crinkled in annoyance. Apparently his good mood was unsuccessful in transferring to the Fifth Hokage.
"Even when you're a Jonin, you still act like a child." Naruto slapped his hand down in the air dismissively.
"Bah, I'll still call you granny when I'm Hokage," he said jokingly. "Now, what am I looking at today?"
"If you become Hokage," she grumbled before gesturing towards the Nara to her side, "Allow Shikamaru to explain, as he will be accompanying you for this mission." Taking his queue, the other new jounin started to speak.
"It's two missions in one. We're tasked with transporting confidential information gathered by our intelligence department to a dead drop in Suna. Normally a mission of this caliber would be assigned to someone below our ranking, but Suna suspects that their drop zone has been compromised by a third party. We are to stake out the drop to confirm or deny this suspicion. Our observation ends when Suna's recovery team secures the information. Unless there is a interception, in which we will apprehend the third party. After this is completed the second phase of the mission begins. This is where I continue on to Suna and you return back home." Shikamaru explained.
During the monologue that Shikamaru was having, Naruto decided to half listen while he looked around the office. He had looked around this room so many times before, but each way he looked he noticed a new detail that he had never noticed before. When he looked to the wall he noticed how the framed pictures of the Hokage were not level with each other, and that the photos looked as if they were staring at him. He looked at the ceiling and traced a crack in it with his eyes. The crack was miniscule, and he was sure it was new, but he did not dwell on it long before he looked foward, to the Hokage's desk in the front of the room. When he looked, he was met with a peculiar sight; Floating in the air was a hard cover, hefty book. It was large in size and its cover was decorated with little gold stitching. It was also spinning closer and closer to him, and it was too late before he noticed where it was going.
THUD
"Did you even hear a word he said!?" Tsunade barked. Naruto winced, the corner of the book hit him right between the eyes and the impact was violent enough to get him to see stars.
"Yeah yeah. We gotta drop some dead guys off at their third party and watch if they get suspicious!" He answered confidently. His arms were crossed and he nodded his head up and down, proud with his listening skills.
"I think you hit him too hard, Lady Tsunade." Shikamaru offered.
"I don't think I hit him hard enough!" She replied. "Get a move on you two." Shikamaru gave a nod and walked out the office, taking Naruto with him. The blonde tripped over his own legs during the first few steps, but they safely exited the Hokage Mansion.
"Man, this book hurt like hell." Naruto said as he inspected the projectile. Both the back and front cover were void of any text, so Naruto opened up the book while walking with Shikamaru. To his dissapointment the pages in the book were about as empty as his mind during the debriefing. It was not his fault that he got easily distracted, but it was this useless book's fault for causing him pain. He spotted a trash can and veered off towards it to toss the stack of kindling away.
"Don't do that." Shikamaru said after noticing Naruto's intent.
"Why not?" The book was inches away from falling into the garbage.
"That's our confidential information."
"This?" he asked while tapping the book. "This is nothing but blank pages." To confirm this, he flipped through every page, showing it to his partner. He was right, every page was as white as the abominable snowman's ass cheeks.
"Exactly. We're not going to drop off actual information if there's a breach in security." he explained. Naruto looked at the painful book before frowning, stowing it away in his back pouch, and continuing to walk to the village gate with Shikamaru. After some time walking, Naruto started up the conversation again.
"So, I know what to do after the first phase is done, but why are you continuing on to Suna?" Naruto asked. Shikamaru faltered, if only for a moment, before he responded. Naruto still picked up on it and was now intrigued.
"Just like that book in your pocket, it is confidential information." He said.
"Can I at least get the idea?" He asked. The genius of the two knew the other was not going to give up their prying easily and decided to give him some vague information. Just to try and satiate his curiosity.
"I'm supposed to meet with a member of the council there. We need to discuss... things."
"Oh, really?" Is it someone I know? Can you tell me their name?" Shikamaru shook his head rapidly.
"Classified" He said and shoved his hands deep into his pockets. Naruto's mouth shaped into a sly smile. His teammate's reluctance gave him an idea of what it was about. Shikamaru saw the way Naruto looked and gave him a cautionary glance.
"Oh, that's weird. Her name's Classified? I thought it was Temari." The reaction he got from Shikamaru all but confirmed it.
"I... don't know what you're talking about." His head quickly turned upwards while a hand reached up to scratch his temple.
"Uh, I think you know exactly what im talking about, Champ. Now, do you request all the missions to Suna or do you keep it on the down low and only request half of them?"
"Will you accept any answer?" Shikamaru's cheeks were red with embarrassment. Similarly to how Naruto's were earlier that day.
"Only the one I'm looking for!" Naruto said in a sing-song voice. This was going to be fun. It was not every day that Naruto got under the Nara's skin.
"And here I thought this mission would be a cake walk. Troublesome." A face was covered by two hands.
"A cake walk? Do you know who I am?" Naruto asked, almost offended. His answer was Shikamaru digging through his flak jacket and producing a pack of cigarettes and a lighter. He pulled a stick out with his mouth and shook his hand to open the lighter. The cigarette was soon ignited, and smoke escaped from the brown haired man's mouth. The lighter shut with a loud click and both it and the pack returned to their storage place.
"Naruto Uzumaki." He finally said, trying to keep the cancer stick from falling out of his mouth.
"Don't forget it. Now, let's get a move on! This is gonna be fun!"
AN: To those expecting lemons or spicy scenes, I do have them planned. It just might take a bit to get to them, as I have no experience whatsoever with writing sexually explicit content.